Texas agrees with Chihuahua and Coahuila to stop inspections at the border, after the chaos generated

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday suspended inspections of commercial vehicles at the border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila imposed last week, and said he will have talks with the governor of Tamaulipas.

Abbott and the Governor of Coahuila, Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, assured that they will work together so that the vehicles that cross the international entry bridge comply with the safety standards of each state, according to the Milenio newspaper.

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Agreement with Chihuahua

Abbott also signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday in Austin with Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván to immediately

at border ports connecting the two states.

Trucks line up to cross into the United States at the Jerónimo-Santa Teresa international bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on April 14, 2022. JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ / REUTERS

The Republican took the opportunity to announce that he will speak with the governor of Tamaulipas to reach a similar agreement that will help reinforce border security and prevent the illegal entry of immigrants into the United States.

"We are showing how border governors can achieve results," Abbott said at a news conference.

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On Wednesday, Abbott had already signed an agreement with the

Samuel García, to suspend inspections on the Colombia Bridge, which connects the Texas city of Laredo with the Mexican municipality of Anáhuac.

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The governor, who is seeking re-election this year, imposed new state inspections on cargo transportation last week in order to detain undocumented immigrants, but along the way he has obstructed

, according to the Customs and Border Protection Office. (CBP, in English).

Abbott has faced criticism for the economic impacts stemming from delays at border crossings, which are estimated at

and mainly affect the assembly, automotive, technology and perishable industries, according to the Business Coordinating Council (CCE). from Mexico.

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At Thursday's conference, Abbott stressed that Chihuahua has committed to using the Centinela platform, which has nearly

and that "it will allow the Chihuahua State Police to monitor vehicles from the moment they leave the industrial parks in Juárez until they cross the border.”

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He stressed that Campos Galván presented "the best border security plan that I have seen from any governor of Mexico."

For her part, the governor of Chihuahua said: “it is a situation in which both (states) win and protect our borders, and we protect the security of our state as Governor Abbott is doing at this time.”

The revisions implemented by Abbott respond to the cancellation of Title 42, which prohibited the entry of asylum seekers and migrants on the grounds that it was necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19 and that it will be suspended as of May 23.

With information from Efe and